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Prop Andrew Porter insists every member of Andy Farrell\u2019s 33-man squad believes Ireland can win the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Rugby\u2019s top-ranked nation are among the favourites for glory in France but have never won a knockout match at the tournament following a string of disappointing last-eight exits.<\/p>\n

The Six Nations champions launched their campaign by dispatching Pool B minnows Romania 82-8 and on Saturday face Tonga in Nantes before pivotal Paris showdowns with title holders South Africa and Scotland.<\/p>\n

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Porter believes Ireland\u2019s current crop of players have no qualms about previous failures or the quarter-final \u201ccurse\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think this squad does,\u201d said the 27-year-old, who was part of the team eliminated 46-14 by New Zealand at the 2019 World Cup in Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have the belief that we can go and win. I don\u2019t think anyone is too bothered with what\u2019s happened in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously there\u2019s lads that have been in three World Cups and four World Cups, and it\u2019s incredible to have their experience in the squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there\u2019s not one player in the squad who doesn\u2019t believe we can go and do this.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there is really any hang-ups about whatever you call it, \u2018the curse\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ireland face a major challenge to snap their unwanted World Cup record as they are likely to face a quarter-final clash with formidable hosts France or the All Blacks.<\/p>\n

Farrell\u2019s men must first secure progression from arguably the competition\u2019s toughest group.<\/p>\n

Ireland performance coach Gary Keegan, who works with players and management on mental preparation, believes head coach Farrell is \u201c100 per cent convinced\u201d of breaking new ground.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt takes a leader who has the confidence in himself to want to break the mould and to want to reach for the stars,\u201d said Keegan.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause if he\u2019s not convinced that it can be achieved, it\u2019s very hard to convince everybody else that it can be achieved.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s 100 per cent convinced. That doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s any guarantees in terms of where you end up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about how we respond to difficulties as we face them. We\u2019re not expecting the paths to be clear or easy. It\u2019s not meant to be because it wouldn\u2019t be worthwhile if it was.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the group has always had that potential, there\u2019s a lot of talent\u00a0. One of the big changes is the empowerment that Andy provides to those players.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a very significant buy in to what we\u2019re trying to achieve and a belief in how we\u2019re trying to achieve it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leinster player Porter shed around four kilograms and had a face \u201clike a strawberry\u201d during Saturday\u2019s sweltering curtain-raiser in Bordeaux.<\/p>\n

In addition to recovering from that gruelling experience, he and team-mates Bundee Aki, Mack Hansen and Joe McCarthy took time out from training to visit Clocheville Children\u2019s Hospital in Ireland\u2019s base city of Tours.<\/p>\n

Porter, who aged 12 lost his mother Wendy to breast cancer and is involved with the Irish Cancer Society, found the experience \u201cincredibly humbling\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obviously a charity that\u2019s close to my heart,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a hospital for children with cancer, so it was incredibly humbling seeing how brave those kids were, and just kind of being able to brighten their day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt meant a lot to myself, and I\u2019m sure the other players who were there as well.<\/p>\n

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